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The sciences, even the best,-mathematics and astronomy,-are like sportsmen, who seize whatever prey offers, even without being able to make any use of it.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The Sciences, Even The Best,-mathematics And Astronomy,-are

Ralph Waldo Emerson
The sciences, even the best,-mathematics and astronomy,-are like sportsmen, who seize whatever prey offers, even without being able to make any use of it.
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